Tampa Am Aside.
Pedro dudes at the Tampa Am on the Thrasher site.
Pedro dudes at the Tampa Am on the Thrasher site.
One thing I’ve learned over the years is that when a fellow skateboarder is in need, the skateboard community steps up and helps out. Saturday was no exception. Pam Brodowski was recently diagnosed with cancer and has been going through a number of treatments. A benefit was held at Fontana skatepark over the weekend in order to raise funds to easy up some of the financial burden as Pam beats this horrible disease, the donation will be tax free but you can be sure using the best Metric seis tax relief to calculate your finances.
Salba Clause and Pam
If you didn’t make it out to the event and want to support Pam’s battle with cancer, please send any donations via paypal to pamela_brodowski@yahoo.com
http://www.facebook.com/PamelaBrodowskiFundraiser for more info.
Great interview with Arto Saari and his photography.
David Gonzalez is Thrasher Magazine’s 2012 Skater of the Year… and rightfully so. Dude is insane!
scottish thrash rulage.
Been super unmotivated lately… hopefully this will help.
Big Rob shallow smash
Josh Wilkerson hucks one
Tristan Rennie, Back Smith box
Delgado hits the impossible hip and gets the prizzy!
Chris Russell, 5-0 revert over the box
This past Saturday we celebrated our 5th anniversary with some punk rock and heavy shredding at Unit B. Pretty blown away by all of you that came out to support the cause. We raised close to $500 for The A.skate Foundation by raffling of product all donated by companies we support and admire. Huge thank you to Taco Dudes for bringing out the food, DJ Don Cesar for keeping the party going the whole time, Dirtbag, Slow Children and the infamous Whitekaps for coming out and making ears bleed.
Before it all started, Brad Markley, with a little help from KB, blasted the wall.
Heavy load
Just some of the raffle product
We had the grand idea to hold a worst trick-contest… well, there was so much ripping going down that it was only obvious to scratch that idea and give away some cash for the best trick. Since SoCal Skateshop donated the prize money, the only problem now was trying to figure who it should go to. Charlie Blair, Ronnie Yerman, Tristan Rennie, Denzel White, Robbie Russo, Riley Stevens and a bunch of others were blowing minds and pushing Unit B to it’s limits. But, after an unanimous decision, Riley took the $100 with his epic smith stall on the railing (see video).
MC/KB hands off the cash to Riley
Riley, front D in the big bowl.
Charlie Blair, plants one off the poll
Tristan Rennie kicks out the jam
Joseph Campos, tuck it and huck it
Robbie Russo, toes on the nose
Ronnie Yerman, front 50/50 attack
Thanks to Hippie and Sam for making the trip out here from AZ and also to Sam for taking the time to put a little recap vid together
Thanks to all the sponsors for their generous donations:
SoCal Skateshop
Jokers Skateshop
Black Star Beer
Miiler/Coors
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Vans
Independent Trucks
Dogtown Skateboards
Pocket Pistols Skates
Creature Skateboards
Santa Cruz Skateboards
Ricta Wheels
OJ Wheels
Original Betty
Silly Girl Skateboards
Hurt Life Skateboards
Vagrant Skateboards
Woodan
spank.
Hosoi Skates
Deckcrafters
Krampus Skateboards
Thanks to Russ Sakurai, Julian Bleecker and Chris Adrian for the photos.
Finally, thank you to everyone that pitched in their time and helped out, especially Paul Hoffmann and the Unit B crew… if it wasn’t for them, this would have never happened.
Until next time…
Zach Dowdy – Crailgrind – Carnation, WA
Zach Dowdy and the Typical Culture crew have been clocking in hours of footage for their upcoming DIY video, The Hype Train. Hitting spots all over Southern California, taking it up the coast to Washington and even across the pond to Europe. By the looks of this trailer it will definitely not disappoint.
Chris Gregson – FS Flip – Hailey, ID
For more info on the upcoming premiere in January, check out http://typicalculture.com/hypetrain/
Photos: Zamarripa